Seat construction and seat attachment



`uly l0, 1928.

E. J. STAHL SEAT CONSTRUCTION AND SEAT ATTACHMENT Filed Jan. 18, 1924 3 f .du t y y n 101 Patented July 10, 1928.

EDWARD J. sTAEL, or' CLEVELAND, omo,

l irren PATETiea;

Assis-Non 'To THE EAKEn-EAULANG CoM- PANY, 0E CLEVELAND, ori/1o, A coEnornAT'roNA oF' oHro.

sEAT'ooNsTRUCTIoN AND SEAT ATTACHMENT.

Application filed January 18, 1924. Seriallo. 686,983.

This invention relates. to a yseat and `seat attachment adapted to be supported or fixed to the ioor or other suitable support, for example, the floor of an .automobile or vehicle.

In this latter application of the invention, the seat vmay be fixed to the floor of a vehicle preferably between the front and rear seats,-especially where it is desired'to eliminate the expense of a front seat back capable of supporting an auxiliary seat,- asis customary in certain vehicles.

O'ne object of the invention is to provide Y an improved` construction of seatcapable of being readily collapsed or folded when i not in use into a relatively small compact space.

struct a seat having a relatively simple supporting means comprising a-rticulatable elements capable of being readily assembled and easily opened into a lsupporting position. f f

A further object of the'inventionV is to provide a seat having improved supporting means constructed to receive and support a container for packages or material. Other objects of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in theart to which my invention relates from the following de*- scription taken in connection with the ac-v companying drawings, wherein Fig. `l is a sectional view `on the line 1'-l of'Fig. 3 of a seat construction embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 1s a plan view of the seat in posiLv tion for use, its supporting meansy being` shown in dotted lines in their` unfolded or expanded position.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a section on the'` line' 4 -4of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a detailed sectional view of certain elements of the supporting means.

Fig. 6 is a view showing Vthe seat member thrown upwardly and an attachment supported by the seat supporting means; being partly in section on the line 6 6 on Fig. Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a plan view lof the attachment folded for storing purposes. l

Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9*.9 of Fig. 7.

7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Fig. lOis ya section on the line lO--lOofy Fig.7. f In the drawings, l. indicates as an entirety a frame adapted to rest on the .ioor or other ,surface 2. When the iioor 2 the oor'of a vehicle,`the frame l is preferably' set closeto the back 2 of the front seat-'sce Fig. 4. The y.frame l comprises the bodyy portion yla, having side members 3,3, which serve as supports for pivots 4, 4, upon which .a seat member 5 is mounted. rlhe side mem! bers 3 are'preferably formed with openings, the walls .of which lform ysuitable bearings for the pivots or t'runnions 4. The bearings f for the pivots or trunnions v4 are mounted ,I near. the front edges ofthe side membersto Another object of the invention isto con.

permit the seat member to be swung upwardly or downwardly and also to provide .Y

space betweenfthe seat lmember 5 andthe body portion la forv the seatsupporting mea-nsti, to which reference. will later-be made, when themember 5 is folded to its. non-use position-.see Figs. l and'. 'The lower ends yof the side members 3 are preferably provided with flangesEl which may extend'inwardly vand suitable bolts may be` inserted .through .openings formed in the.y

- flanges 3a andthe Hoor 2 to secure the frame 1 to the latter ina substantially rigid manA ner. The seatjmember 5 may be yof any Vde'- sired construction. That y.shown lfor`r illus"v trative purposes comprises a base 5a, fronti andl rear cleats 5b and acushion 5.y l

Referring to the supporting :means 6, 6a indicates a set of rods vengaging thefloor- 2 and movable into spaced relation to support the seat member 5 and the weight ofthe -pery sonk sitting thereon. 6b indicates setsl of links pivotally connected to the rods 6a near their vupper vand 'lower lends and to the framefl;

The l-inks of each set are pivotally connected at their ends to the'rods and to the frame l so that each set of links may be folded into aposition, edgefto edge--see Fig. l-or unfolded-see kdotted linesin Fig. 2. As the links of one set are equal in length to the links of the other set, it will be understood that when the sets of links arek extended or unfolded, the rods Snare moved outwardly while being maintained upright in parallelism. By preference, the opposite ends of the rods 6a are reduced to form shoulders 6C and the` ends of the links are lformed with openings which fit. on the reduced ends of the rods against the shoulders 6, being held on lll) such ends and against the said shoulders by means of nuts 7 screw threaded on the free ends of the rods. The nuts 7 are preferably provided with closed outer ends which are of spherical shape@ This form of construction permits the lower ends of the rods '6"1 to move easily on the floor in either direction. Each set of links may consist of pairs of links and the ends of one pair may overlap the ends of the adjacent pair when assembled upon the rods 6'". The pivotal connections for the links 6? with the frame 1 may be provided by rip-setting portions of the metal of the latter and forming in'such portion openings to receive suitable pmtles 6d. As shown in Fig. 1, the inner ends of the two inner links of each set of links are connected to the adjacent pintle 6d and their outer ends are connected to two spaced rods 6, whereas the remainingor outer links of each set are connected at their outer ends to the spaced rods 6a and their inner ends to the intermediate rod 6a. Accordingly the pintle 6d for the inner links being fixed, if the intermediate rod 16 is moved outwardly the effect of such movement will be to cause an articulation between the links and movement of the spaced rods outwardly, .thereby forcing allof the rods into spaced relation so as to insure the supporting of the seat member 5 at its outer end `and at spaced points intermediate its front'and rear ends; likewise if the intermediate supporting rod .is moved backwardly such movement will cause an articulation of the links in the 0pposite direction and movement of the spaced rods toward the frame 1. As already set forth, Fig. 1 shows the seat member and its.

supporting means in folded or collapsed position, the seat being disposed vertically in front. of the frame l and the supporting means 6 folded in between the frame 1 and seat member 5 may only be raised enough to permitthe intermediate rod 6a to be grasped, and then as the latter is pulled forward, the seat` member may be swung downwardly as the rods assume their position. By preference, the lower side or face of the base 5a' may be provided with an interlocking element 8 to receive the nut 7 on the upper end of the intermediate rod 6'a and thus provide a detachable connection between the seat and the rod to prevent the latter from moving relative to the seat whenthe seat is in use.

9 indicates as an entirety an attachment for theseat comprising a container adapted toreceive packages, goods or materials for storing, purposes. The container 9 comprises .rangement provides a protection for the goods placed in the container. The container' 9 may be readily positioned for use. Then removed from the supporting kmeans 6, the bag 11 may be folded into the space within the circular member for packing away. The bag 11 is preferably detachably connected to the under side of the circular. member 10. For this purpose the open end of the bag 11 is provided with a bead 12.

At one side the bead 12 engages a hookz13 fixed to the under side of the member 10,-. and at its opposite side the bead engagesa pair of spring operated catches 14 which disengage the bead 12, to permit its removal, when retracted against theaction of vsprings 15. The catches 14 are slidably mounted in suitable casings 16, secured to the under side of the circular member 10. l f

From the foregoing description it will-be v seen that I have provided a seat of simple construction and onewhich may be readily.

and economically provided in `any desired place. for example as an auxiliary seat for a vehicle.A lnmy construction, the' seat construction is adapted to rest upon the.l floor independently of any of the equipment of the vehicle. As shown the seat member and its supporting means are connected to a frame resting onthefloor and may be folded relative to the frame to a non-use .position with the supporting means entirely hidden from view. The supporting meanslare constructed so that by movement outwardly or away from the frame'in a direction parallel to the floor they unfold in spaced relation to support the seat member and also to removably receive and support a container for goods and material.

To those skilled in the art to whichm y invention relates, many` alterations-in .construction and widely differing embodiments and applications of the invention will suggest themselves without departing from the spirit and scope` thereof. f My disclosures and the description herein are purely illustrative and kare not intended to be vin yany sense limiting.

Vhat I claim is y 1. In a seat construction, the combination of a frame adapted to be supported on the floor, a seat pivoted to the upper end of said frame and swingable downwardly into a position in front of said frame, and means for supporting said seat in a horizontal position, said means comprising superposed sets of links pivoted to said frame in spaced relation and rods engaging the floor and forming pivotal connections between the said sets of links to permit the latter to be expanded laterally away from said frame into position to be engaged by said seat when swung to a horizontal position.

2. In a seat construction, the combination of an upright trame7 a seat pivotally connected at its inner end to the upper end or said frame, a plurality of rods engaging the floor and movable thereon to form supports for said seat7 sets oi' links pivotally connected kto said frame in superposed spaced relation and pivotally connected together by said rods and arranged to maintain the latter upright when moved into va supporting position.

8. In a seat construction, the combination of anupright frame, a seat pivotally connected at its inner end to the upper end of said frame and foldable upwardly relative thereto and downwardly to a position in front of said upright frame, and supporting means for said seat7 said supporting means comprising sets of links pivoted to said frame in superposed spaced relation and upright rods forming pivots between the links of each set, whereby said rods are connected together in parallelism and may be moved laterally relative to said upright frame into position to support said seat in position for use.

pivoted to said frame in superposed spaced relation and connected together by said rods,

whereby the latter may be moved in a plane parallel withthe floor and laterally away from said upright frame while maintained upright into a position to support said seat i in a horizontal position or in a compact relation in front of said frame.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of an upright frame adapted to engage the floor, and asupporting means, said means comprising aplurality of rods and a plurality ot' sets of links having spaced pivotal connection with said rods at points remote from their `upper and lower ends and with said frame, to permit said rods'to be moved on the floor while maintained parallel into spaced relation with the links defining a space, whereby the upper ends of said rods may support a seat or the rim member of a. container positioned within said space.

In testimony whereof7 I have hereunto signed my name.

EDWARD J. STAHL. 

